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Chapter 17

Author: Lana Mora
last update Last Updated: 2023-05-05 17:35:49
Leah's POV

"I've been everywhere in the world. Foreign boarding schools. Military dispatch..." Darren's voice sounded a bit playful.

"You don't come across like a soldier to me, but you do come across like a naughty boy at school."

"I was trained to be a commanding officer, but I did have a troubled childhood." He squinted and scratched his head. I realized that was his way of being shy.

He's so adorable. How can someone be so adorable? I have to stop drinking before this whole thing goes really, really wrong. Lucas is right. He didn't sign the divorce papers, so I'm still legally married to him. But at the same time, the magical encounter with Darren feels so right. I would really want to see where it's going.

"A bad boy suits up and becomes a commanding officer. You need to tell me more about it," I tittered under the influence of alcohol. Damn. He must look so hot in an army uniform.

"I will tell you everything about me, Miss Lewyn. I'm an open book." He replied with a genuine smil
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